KPOP 4th generation · SM Entertainment / Label V
WayV
WayV / 웨이션브이
WayV is the Chinese-language unit of NCT, working mainly in Mandarin with English, Korean and Japanese releases alongside.
- 2019DebutJan 17, 2019
- 6Members
- 4thGeneration
- WayZenNiFandom
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In 30 seconds: WayV
Kun, Ten, Winwin, Xiaojun, Hendery and Yangyang began with Regular, and the dancing has grown heavier and more adult since Kick Back.
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Key facts
- Group name
- WayV
- Reading / Hangul
- WayV / 웨이션브이
- Company
- SM Entertainment / Label V
- Debut date
- January 17, 2019
- Days active
- 2,844 days (7 years, 9 months)
- Debut song
- Regular
- Generation
- 4th generation
- Fandom name
- WayZenNi(ウェイズニ)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| クン | 1996-01-01 | 30 | 176cm | B | ESFJ | China |
| テン | 1996-02-27 | 30 | 171cm | A | Not disclosed | Thailand |
| ウィンウィン | 1997-10-28 | 29 | 179cm | B | INFJ | China |
| シャオジュン | 1999-08-08 | 27 | 171cm | A | Not disclosed | China |
| ヘンドリー | 1999-09-28 | 27 | 175.6cm | O | Not disclosed | Macau |
| ヤンヤン | 2000-10-10 | 26 | 173cm | O | Not disclosed | Taiwan |
| ルーカス | 1999-01-25 | 27 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Hong Kong |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Vision Wings - The 8th Mini Album
Regular MVRegular is the starting point and the version of the song that belongs to this unit.
Moonwalk MVMoonwalk is the smoothest of the early singles and the easiest way in.
Love Talk MVLove Talk is the best-known song and the one that carried furthest outside China.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2019Starting from the Chinese version of Regular, Take Off, Moonwalk and Love Talk settled the way into WayV.
- 2020Albums carrying Turn Back Time and Bad Alive showed the depth of both the performing and the vocals.
- 2021Kick Back and Action Figure deepened the impression of a group worth checking through the dance practices.
- 2022Around Phantom the dark, theatrical presentation took over, a period where music videos and performance footage are worth setting side by side.
- 2023On My Youth pushed the expression of feeling forward, English performance videos and stages included.
- 2024Give Me That, The Highest and FREQUENCY line up, and the Korean, Chinese and Japanese routes are followed separately from here.
- 2025The hard groove of BIG BANDS beside the winter record Eternal White shows where WayV stood in 2025.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Music show wins
Records
5 recordsMost recent broadcast first
Program / edition
| The Show | SBS Medianet | ||
| Music Bank | FREQUENCY | KBS | |
| Show Champion | FREQUENCY | MBC PLUS | |
| The Show | SBS Medianet | ||
| The Show | SBS Medianet |
Each record is checked against its source. These are within the collected period, not lifetime totals.
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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Official links
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's WayV note
What anchors WayV is being the Chinese unit inside the NCT system and keeping a centre of gravity in the sound however the language or the region changes. It began in 2019 with the Chinese version of Regular from Label V at SM Entertainment, and Kun, Ten, Winwin, Xiaojun, Hendery and Yangyang make up the six. Lucas left the group in 2023.
Take Off, Moonwalk and Love Talk widened the entrance, and from Kick Back, Phantom and On My Youth the grown-up dancing and vocals grew stronger. The theatrical presentation of the Phantom period is one reason the music videos and the performance footage are worth watching side by side.
Give Me That and FREQUENCY in 2024 and BIG BANDS and Eternal White in 2025 can be followed along separate Korean, Chinese and Japanese routes. Love Talk, then Kick Back, then On My Youth runs through the entrance, the dancing and the expression of feeling.
Editors' take Love Talk / Kick Back / On My Youth — an NCT Chinese unit from SM whose centre of gravity in the sound survives any change of language or region, in three songs.
Trivia worth knowing
Entry point
Love Talk is widely heard as an English-language track and tends to be the first door into WayV.
Languages
WayV centre their catalogue on Mandarin songs while also carrying English and Korean versions plus releases aimed at Japan.
NCT
Within the wider NCT structure, this is the unit anchored in the Chinese-speaking market, which makes the map easier to read.
Choreography
Lining up the dance practice clips for Regular, Moonwalk and Kick Back exposes the differences in formation and weight.
2025
BIG BANDS lives up to its title with a large sound and a groove at the core, and it lands best in suit dance and stage versions.
Live
Short live formats such as dingo 100sec add the singing and the facial expression that music videos alone leave out.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 157/ 241 groups
No. 157 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 65%)
- 1Japanese releases
- 6Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 0Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-28).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines WayV?
Kun, Ten, Winwin, Xiaojun, Hendery and Yangyang began with Regular, and the dancing has grown heavier and more adult since Kick Back.
Why should a new listener start with WayV?
Choose this if you want the same production values applied to a different language and market.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Regular, Moonwalk, Love Talk, then continue to the official video index.